Imaging of the acute acrotum: Is there a place for contrast-enhanced ultrasonography?

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 692-702

  Moschouris, H ^a   Stamatiou, K ^a   Lampropoulou, E ^a   Kalikis, D ^a   Matsaidonis, D ^a  

^a General Hospital of Pireas Tzaneio   (Greece)

Author keywords

Color doppler; Epididymis; Testis; Torsion; Trauma; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST AGENT BR1; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPID; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENITAL SYSTEM DISEASE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCROTUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST MEDIA; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 77949520840     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382009000600008     Document Type: Article

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